Quiz: What Makeup Product is Your Kit Missing?

As a top-dollar makeup artist, you’re pretty much expected to have enough makeup to fill a walk-in closet. You know better than any makeup junkie that building a solid professional makeup kit will take more than just a couple of shopping trips. With so many brands coming out with new products every month, the market can seem oversaturated with products that all do the same job.

You may have seen the numerous incarnations of the Naked palette and opted to pass on all of them in favor of the Lorac Pro, but which products can actually add to the functionality of your kit? Take this quiz to find out what you should be buying next!

If you were stranded on a desert island, what’s the one makeup product you’d have with you?

Your red lipstick – strut your stuff on the island catwalk!

Your finishing spray – do you want your skin to dry and crack up in the heat?

Your highlighter – maximize the effect of all that direct sunlight!

Your concealer – you never know when your savior will come. Better cover up those under-eye circles, just in case!

Correct!

Wrong!

What’s your go-to look if you only get 5 minutes with a client?

Mascara + brow combo

A smoky eye

A dramatic cat-eye

Tinted moisturizer and a rosy lip

Correct!

Wrong!

Which of these lip products is absolutely necessary?

Lip conditioning balm

Lip gloss

Lipstick

Lip liner

Correct!

Wrong!

What the best multi-purpose product in your humble opinion?

Highlighter

A makeup sponge

Pink lipstick

Q-tips

Correct!

Wrong!

What makeup trend are you mostly likely going to work into your makeup look this week?

Bold brows

Matte lips

Colored mascara

Neon liner

Correct!

Wrong!

What’s your favorite type of foundation?

Cream

Sheer / tinted moisturizers

Liquid

Powder

Correct!

Wrong!

Bright neon pigments are best reserved for…

Anywhere! Makeup is about being daring!

Leave them off the face! Bright, unusual colors are best left for the nails.

The eyes – the windows of the soul should get special treatment!

The lips – communicate with more than just your words!

Correct!

Wrong!

Your client wants a bold makeup look (think editorial). Which of these pictures do you draw inspiration from?

Sunset

Tulips

Watercolor Paintings

Peacock

Correct!

Wrong!

You want to enter QC Makeup Academy’s annual Halloween Makeup Contest, but you can only choose one product to use. What do you reach for?